Galatia

Galatia was a sovereign state in the Maia world, located in the continent of Deltoro bordered by Kashykia, Kaohportia,Carkoa and Oxenryd. It was originally an absolute Monarchy led by the Galat Royal Family, however in its final  years was hit with a coup led by former Dictator,  Almon Dulcent whereby the Roi-Assidus, supporters of the monarchy, fled to the North of the country. The capital of the former country was Galatia City. In Late december 2016 the country was hit with a civil war between the late Dictator and protesters which ultimately led to the country's downfall.

History
The Galat tribe, whence the name Galatia comes from, migrated from the Oxenri highlands due to harsh condition and settled in eastern Bàrbatt a region of Kaohportia and claimed this part of the state and called it Galatia also known as Southern Galatia. Subsequent to this the tribe then spread out to the north, where they inhabited an autonomous region of Kashykia - known as Harjumaa in Kashykia - which they conquered by war and terror. The Kashyk didn't fight back because of internal problems but this has been a point of discussion for centuries between Kashykia and Galatia. With the union of the tribes in the south and the north, Galatia became a self-declared independent country, however was never officially recognised by any other country. The Kashyk Government tolerated the Galat tribesmen living in the northern region of Galatia, however they consider that the region should be incorporated into Kashykia due to  the fact that the region has a 85%  majority of  Kashykian citizens. The remaining part of Bàrbatt, that wasn't controlled by the Galats accepted ascension to  the Ka'ohi

Geography
Galatia has a varied langscape with lowlands to the south that gradually rise slowly into rolling hills and high mountain peaks to the north. The mountains and hills are covered by lush evergreen pine forests and are carved by rivers that form large canyons and gorges some only passable by boat. The lowlands have a few large rivers and is speckled with many farms and quaint villages. The coastal region is home to long golden beaches that many citizens use and flock to every summer. The country Galatia is home to many interesting species, many of which are endemic to the region.

Civil War
Prior to the coup and establishment of a dictatorship, Galatia was ruled by an absolute monarchy - The Galat Royal familiy with the King being Clau Galat. The King was renowned for having many mistresses, affairs, and using the country's money on himself and his family which is was ultimately led to the overthrowing his regime. The royal family was overthrown in December 2013 in an event known as the "Winter Revolution" whereby the monarchy was replaced by dictator Almon Dulcent. The followers of the King, known as the Roi-Assidus, as as the Royal Family itself fled to the north of Galatia. Almon Dulcent was at first a good leader, increasing the spending on education and healtcare and generally improving the lives of the people of Galatia.

However as time progressed, the people of Galatia began to notice their standard of living drop as the dictator was indulging in many luxuries at the expense of the taxpayers. Because of this, tensions began to rise between the general public and the government who wanted to have a say in the political and economic development of the country, of which they had been mostly deprived for many years. In July 2014 small groups of people began to gather in underground groups in the hope that they would be able to unite against the government which had since developed into a corrupt establishment that used the wealth of the nation for themselves. The number of participants in these underground groups began to rise as well as the tension between the government and the people. And so, on the 4th of August militant groups calling for the removal of Almon Dulcent attacked and captured a government-held army base, thus initiating the Galatian civil war.

At first it seemed that the war would be a short one, due to the sheer size of the Galatian military, which had grown exponentially over the past year, and the lack of funding for the Galatian rebels. However, two of Galatia's neighbours, Kashykia and Kaohportia began to invest in the rebels who were fighting for the establishment of a democratic republic as they thought that if the Galatian rebels were to win it would bring peace and prosperity to the entire region. Due to the funding that was received by the Kashyk and Ka'ohi governments, the Galat rebels began to take over more and more territory from the government. Contrasting to the south, where most of the fighting was taking place, the north was relatively peaceful in comparison as the war against the government had not spilled over into the region. As a result the former royal family of Galatia as well as their followers, the Roi-Assidus, saw this as a perfect time to gain control of the northern region of Galatia. The Royal family sent members of the Roi-Assidus army throughout the northern region of Galatia claiming that they were now in control of the region and that they declared the region to be an independent state known as North Galatian Kingdom of the Roi-Assidus or simply North Galatia. The government of Galatia paid no attention to this as they were pre-occupied in their own war with with the rebels in the South. The rebels of the south, now know as the Demokrat Group were making big advancements and victories against the government as many people who were formally on the side of the government had switched after seeing clearly Almon Dulcent's true regime. On the 13th of October 2014, the Demokrat rebels had completely surrounded the capital city and centre of the government regime, Sultse, and were planning an attack to finally rid the country of the government. On the 27th of October the attack finally came with many members of the Demokrat group storming the presidential palace looking for the Dictator, Almon Dulcent. However, it was later found out that he had tried to flee to Galatia's eastern neighbour, Carkoa, but was intercepted and given life imprisonment in one of Galatia's most secure prisons. The following month, the Demokrats were elected as the ruling party of the newly established state of South Galatia.